2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairmont, WV vs Danville, KY

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Highlights
- Danville spends 30.1% more per student than Fairmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Danville than in Fairmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Danville had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairmont
 Fairmont, WVDanville, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,724$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,581  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4304573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Danville    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

If you like friendly non-judgmental people, four seasons, fertile land, beautiful natural scenery, low cost of living, this is a good  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great small college town for  More

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Over 19 years ago

Crime is Danville, in Kentucky really is driven, in my opinion, by the economy and lack of higher education. There is great opportunity for the area to grow in the next  More

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